WIND RISING IN THE ALLEYS

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Cypress Choral Music · Wind Rising in the Alleys – by Nicholas Kelly

Winner of the 2022 Diane Loomer Award (Choral Canada Competition for Choral Writing)
Performed by the National Youth Choir of Canada at the PODIUM 2022 Choral Conference & Festival in Toronto, May 19 2022.
Conductor: Dr. Jean-Sébastien Vallée; Apprentice Conductor: Thomas Burton
Collaborative Pianist: Dr. Irene Gregorio; Sound Engineer: Elias Dubelsten; Recording kindly provided by Choral Canada

LYRICS

Wind rising in the alleys
My spirit lifts in you like a banner
Streaming free of hot walls.
You are full of unspent dreams . . .
You are laden with beginnings . . .
There is hope in you . . . not sweet . . .
acrid as blood in the mouth.
Come into my tossing dust
Scattering the peace of old deaths,
Wind rising in the alleys
Carrying stuff of flame.

Lola Ridge – 1873-1941